Steve, Set the 'traversalOn' of the button to false. The problem is that with this property true, it is "stealing" the focus from the field.
PS: Like your tagline. :-) Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Steve Ralston > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: what selected text?! > > > Hi all, > > I'm trying the most basic thing with a button and text in a > field. My buttons script is "on mouseUp put the selectedText > end mouseUp" > > I select text in the field, push the button, and all that > happens is the text de-selects. I'm just trying to get a > handle on how to work with text so I can apply styles, etc., > eventually, but I'm missing something it appears. > > Any suggestions are very appreciated. > > Steve Ralston > Dyton > > -- > "Christianity is a battle, not a dream." > > - Wendell Phillips > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-> revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
